Reducing America's power, security and influence. Many people are lamenting the bad consequences of Barack Obama's foreign policy, and some are questioning his competence. There is much to lament, and much to fear. Multiple setbacks to American interests have been brought on by Obama's policies in Libya, Egypt, Syria, ... MOREThomas Sowell: How Foreign Is Our Policy?
Reducing America's power, security and influence. Many people are lamenting the bad consequences of Barack Obama's foreign policy, and some are questioning his competence. There is much to lament, and much to fear. Multiple setbacks to American interests have been brought on by Obama's policies in Libya, Egypt, Syria, ... MOREAlaska's Jury Nullification Bill And The Founders' View
by Joe Wolverton, II. The Alaska State House of Representatives is considering a bill that would would allow jurors in the Last Frontier “not to apply the law to the defendant” in select criminal cases. House Bill 315 would officially legalize jury nullification of verdicts in cases where jurors believe the “law is unjustly applied to the defendant.” ... MOREThe Drug War Exception To The Fourth Amendment
by Radley Balko. A Colorado man has filed a lawsuit over a highway stop and subsequent search of his car while he was traveling through Idaho. Just inside the Idaho border with Oregon at 11:40 a.m. that day, Roseen pulled off Interstate 84 to use the toilet at the rest stop, according to the complaint and demand for jury trial. Just ... MOREAlbuquerque Police Deploy Tanks & Teargas Against People
Cops have killed 23 citizens in past 4 years. What began as a largely peaceful demonstration against police brutality in Albuquerque on Sunday afternoon was abruptly ended soon after midnight as security forces fired tear gas against protesters. Local outrage was sparked after James M. Boyd — a homeless, mentally ill man — was shot dead ... MOREZero Tolerance Hurts Kids and Ruins Schools
by A. Barton Hinkle. Virginia Beach sixth-grader Adrionna Harris took a razor away from a troubled student who was cutting himself and threw it in the trash. When school administrators found out, they gave her a certificate of merit for helping a classmate. Ha, ha! Of course they didn’t. They gave her a 10-day suspension, with a ... MOREWalter E Williams: Sex And Race Equality
Inside the values of sex and race equality. There are several race and sex issues that need addressing. Let's look at a few of them with an ear to these questions: Should we insist upon equal treatment of people by race and sex or tolerate differences in treatment? And just how equal are people by race and sex in the first place? According ... MOREHundreds Protest Against Police Brutality In New Mexico
by Russell Contreras. See shocking video of the killing that sparked protest. Hundreds turned out Sunday for a march and rally against police violence in Albuquerque, New Mexico that went on for more than seven hours. Protesters accuse the police department of brutality. Police briefly closed the northbound lanes of I-25 after protesters marched ... MOREAP: Arizona County Loses Appeal Over Marijuana Seizure
Court requires sheriff to give back pot. The Supreme Court has refused to overturn Arizona court rulings ordering the Yuma County sheriff to return marijuana that was seized from a woman with a California medical marijuana authorization honored by Arizona. The justices' order was issued without comment Monday in the case of Valerie ... MORE
Hawaii Cops May Have To Stop Having Sex With Prostitutes
by Oskar Garcia. Police zippers may go on lockdown. A key Hawaii lawmaker considering an anti-prostitution bill says he and Honolulu police have agreed to get rid of a longtime exemption that allowed officers to have sex with prostitutes. State Sen. Clayton Hee, head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he and police agreed at a meeting ... MORE
Natural Enemies: Progressivism Vs Pursuit Of Happiness
by Daren Jonescu. Self-interest is good -- not because it "raises the general standard of living" or "makes workers more productive." If it did neither of these things, it would still be good for a more fundamental reason, namely that it is the proper motivation of our nature as human beings. In short, self-interest is moral. Most public discussion ... MORE
68,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens Caught And Released
by Stephen Dinan. Immigration agents tried to deport only about a fourth of the cases they encountered in 2013, said a report being released Monday from the Center for Immigration Studies that shows just how much President Obama’s policies have cut down on potential enforcement. Jessica Vaughan, the report’s author, called it a ... MOREUN Agenda 21 Schemes to Grab Property Rights
by Nancy Thorner. “Private property and freedom are inseparable” - Geo. Washington. You may be one of the unlucky Americans that have already experienced
the heavy hand of government intruding on your personal property rights.
However, today most Americans remain unaware of the planned and
unprecedented power grab, inflicted on ... MORE
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